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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
The rich industrialist donated a huge sum of money to set up a public library in his native village. He is a ______ and a social reformer.
पर्याय
thespian
sadist
polyglot
ambidextrous
philanthropist
misanthrope
bibliophile
nonagenarian
teetotaller
globetrotter
optimist
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उत्तर
The rich industrialist donated a huge sum of money to set up a public library in his native village. He is a philanthropist and a social reformer.
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Make a list of various prepositions, write their definition, and make sentences of your own. Here are some prepositions that will definitely be brainstorming for you.
- in, into, inside
- on, onto, above, over
- beside, besides
- for, from, since
- to, towards
- down, below, under, beneath, underneath
- between, among, amongst (And the list goes on _____)
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive/Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
I wish to go to Egypt.
Change the voice in the following sentence.
Hardy was bored by that manuscript.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
“Can I see the manager?” I said, “Certainly,” said the accountant.
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
lent
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
narrow
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect words with correct prepositional phrase.
participates in sports. She gets on with everyone in case of __________________.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
rely on
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our face to see clearly ______
Rewrite the sentence nominalising the underlined word.
India became an independent country in the year 1947.
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Roshan dreams of becoming an architect.
Fill in the blanks by using the correct preposition.
We go to school ____ Mondays, but not on Sunday.
Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
Buy me a present ____ my birthday.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
What did you want to eat for lunch ___
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
We play cricket on Sundays. (Aravind)
Some tips to change singular to plural
Change the y into ies, if any one of a, e, i, o, u does not come before y
Fill in the blanks with to, too and two.
Mom had promised ____ take Ben and Jill ____ the zoo. The ____ children were _____ excited, that they could hardly wait for Saturday ____ come. They wanted _____ take their baby sister with them, but mom said she was _____ young.
Complete the sentence with a correct reflexive pronoun.
Teachers teach _________ a new lesson every day.
Use adjective you think for each of these words. You can write more than one adjective.
| Clever, stormy, beautiful, dusty, good, hot, bright, cloudless, honest, lovely, fat, tall |
a______wind.
Frame meaningful sentence of your own using the following expression from the story. Use a dictionary if required.
the thought was almost revolting
In the following passage, circle(bold) the verbs in simple present tense and underline the verbs in simple past. The first one has been done for you.
Unless one is upright there is no use in being a charming fellow. Sometimes it is better to be honest than attractive. These are the great truths of modern life which Shyam never realised. He never said an ill-natured word in his life. He was always polite and spoke softly to everybody
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Antony has the amazing ability to use both his hands, equally well. He can write, draw and perform various other tasks with equal speed and efficiency with his left as well as his right hand. Antony is ______.
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Jayashree would travel to France, ______.
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| S. No | Meanings | S. No. Meanings Words |
| 1 | e.g. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | patriotism |
| 2 | a brutal, barbarous, savage act | nationalism |
| 3 | the doctrine that your country’s interests are superior | egocentrism |
| 4 | participating in sports as a hobby rather than for money | feminism |
| 5 | belief that the best possible concepts should be pursued | criticism |
| 6 | a serious examination and judgment of something | amateurism |
| 7 | habitual failure to be present at work | barbarism |
| 8 | a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women | idealism |
| 9 | concern for your own interests and welfare | heroism |
| 10 | exceptional courage when facing danger | absenteeism |
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Sundari has been taken to hospital by her husband.
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
Many victims of the pipeline explosion in an oil refinery were left permanently______.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Maamanaar was unmatched.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
______ information that she gave proved false.
Find the meaning of the following from a good dictionary:
inscriptions
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following categories.
Idioms with colours:
- as black as ______
- as white as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as green as ______
- as pink as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
